Member Spotlight
In this series of interviews, we turn the spotlight on experts working in our member institutions to hear more about their jobs and the types of unique, interesting collections their institutions are promoting via the EXPLORE search engine.
Mikaela Meza, Chicago Transit Authority
Tell us about yourself and your role. My name is Mikaela and I’m Chicago born and raised! I manage the Chicago Transit Authority’s Records Center and Archives. I started with the CTA in 2021 and oversee the day-to-day operations of the CTA’s Records Center with a focus on designing and implementi… Read More >
Derek Potts, DePaul University
Derek Potts, Instruction and Outreach Archivist at DePaul University. This tenth installment of CCC's Member Spotlight series features an interview with Derek Potts, Instruction and Outreach Archivist, DePaul University. Tell us about yourself and your role. Read More >
Bradley J. Wiles, Northern Illinois University
Tell us about yourself and your role. I am Head of Special Collections and Archives at NIU Libraries and I oversee the department's day-to-day and strategic operations as part of the library's management team. I have worked in libraries and archives for over 15 years and I recently finished my Ph… Read More >
Jeremy Bucher from the National Hellenic Museum
This eighth installment of CCC's Member Spotlight series features an interview with the National Hellenic Museum Collections & Archives Manager Jeremy Bucher. Read More >
Yasmin Desouki from Chicago Film Archives
Tell us about yourself and your role at the Chicago Film Archives My name is Yasmin Desouki, and I am an audiovisual archivist and writer currently based in Chicago. I work as the Collections Manager at Chicago Film Archives (CFA), and it's a role that sometimes requires that I wear many hats. I am… Read More >
Adam Strohm from Illinois Institute of Technology
Tell us about yourself and your role at Illinois Institute of Technology I am the Director of University Archives and Special Collections at Illinois Tech’s Paul V. Galvin Library. My unit’s mission is to engage local and global communities in exploring the impact of Illinois Institute of Technolog… Read More >